Bell by Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic Konstantin Grcic (*1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. He set up his own office in Munich in 1991. Today Konstantin Grcic Design is based in Berlin. The office is active in several fields ranging from industrial design projects, exhibition design and architectural collaborations. Amongst his renowned clients are Aeance, Authentics, Cassina, ClassiCon, Flötotto, Flos, Galerie Kreo, Kettal, Laufen, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Smart and Vitra. Grcic defines function in human...

Mr. Grcic, was the development of the Bell Chair a special project for you? KG: Yes, it was special, because it turned into so much more than just designing a chair. Can you give us an example? KG: We realized that there was an opportunity and need to address certain issues surrounding the project. The fact that we were developing a chair in plastic raised fundamental questions as to why… and how. While designing the chair, we started looking into the use of recycled plastics. That in turn triggered discussion about the brand’s general position on sustainability and how the chair could become...

Bell is not only a monobloc chair.

High Noon Bell Chair is available in three colours – Sunrise, High Noon and Midnight. It is produced with recycled polypropylene, which is obtained from the waste generated by Magis’ own furniture production and from the local car industry. The patented material excludes almost all “virgin or new” materials and can be 100% recycled again after use. This way, Bell Chair forms an almost closed material c

The chair weighs just 2.7 kilograms, making it at least one and a half kilos lighter than average plastic chairs. This fact is testament to the use of less material and causes less energy consumption during production. The key to this saving lies in its ingenious shell shape of the chair. It’s bulbous geometry is not only structurally strong, it also makes the chair extraordinarily comfortable and visually appealing.

Made in the most responsible way, the Bell Chair production methods also abstain from wasteful energy practices, mostly by streamlining the process in a way that it takes miniscule time to manufacture the chair.

Small Logistical The responsibility of the design does not end with the product itself. Magis developed a logistics concept for Bell Chair to save additional resources. This entails a specially-designed reusable delivery pallet, which can stack up to 24 chairs. As a result, less packaging material is used, and the vertical stack reduces the footprint during transportation. At the same time the pallet doubles up as store display for retail partners and is made from the same recycled plastic as the chair.

Bell Chair is made with versatility in mind and can be used indoors, outdoors, for commercial use, events, and many other settings. It is meant to be used in creative, unconventional and innovative ways.

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